Retail

October 31, 2015: “ABC represents the starting point, the most basic essence of eating,” according to restaurateur Pakamon “Nina” Somboonvechakarn. The goal is to combine creativity along with high-quality ingredients to give taste and nutrition to the menu. For the design of the ABC Eatery, Architectkidd devised various techniques to filter natural light into the interior […]

October 30, 2015: Architectkidd has completed the flagship store for Emden, a fashion hand bag label. With its store in Bangkok, the aim of the design was to challenge some of the limitations posed by conventional retail spaces. Instead of a fixed layout, the design is composed of three rectangular frames that form the overall […]

December 17, 2012: Good ingredients. Rare antiques. Local materials. These are the main elements for Architectkidd’s design of Peter’s Pan restaurant on Sukhumvit 20. On display are the amazing collection of antiquities collected by Peter, the owner & head chef. Some of the artifacts, such as the clay vessels, are over 2,000 years old. We […]

November 26, 2012: The new Caffè D´Oro retail shop is nearly complete and will open to the public soon. The first shop based on Architectkidd’s new design will be located in Nakhon Ratchasima outside of Bangkok. In the meantime, take a look at photos that Luke shot during the fabrication of the plaster form at […]

November 2, 2012: As a stand-alone retail outlet, the new Caffe D’Oro shop was designed to be produced and installed in many locations in Thailand. At the same time, Architectkidd was interested in developing a material solution that would be unique, tactile and recognizable to users and the brand. We developed our technique by adapting […]

October 9, 2012: Caffè D´Oro is a home-grown success story, with over 70 retail shops throughout Thailand. The coffee brand not only sells beverages but also roasts and supplies coffee beans from its plantations in Northern Thailand. Architectkidd has been commissioned to develop new retail shops for Caffè D´Oro. Working closely with the D’Oro team, […]

December 29, 2011: Architectkidd’s design has been awarded by the Holcim Foundation as a leading example of sustainable building and construction for the Asia Pacific region. The project, a new retail development in Bangkok, aims to revitalize land currently occupied by a textile factory. One of the unique features of the design is to provide […]

September 17, 2011: Architectkidd was recently commissioned by the food management company Fooditude to develop a food court for a new mega-shopping complex (40,000+ sqm) outside of Bangkok. With this project, we asked: Is it possible to introduce some aspects of a public space within the strict boundaries of a commercial shopping environment? As fixtures […]

September 6, 2011: The Hard Rock Cafe in Bangkok officially re-opens today with a launch party. Architectkidd was on hand to take part in the event. Apparently it is a Hard Rock ‘tradition’ to celebrate the launching with something called a ‘guitar smash’. After the ceremony outside, there was a performance by Thai Music Superstar […]

May 8, 2010: For the design of our first food retail project, we commissioned people living in the nearby Klong Toey slum to build a wooden installation for Tessa Cafe, a gourmet food shop in the upscale K-Village shopping complex in Bangkok. Searching for alternatives to standard techniques for interior fit-outs and construction, we approached […]